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L’Artisan Parfumeur will launch Havana Vanille, a new fragrance that captures the “aged rum and sweet air of Cuba”, this fall.
Havana Vanille was developed by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, and the notes include leather, rum, clove, dried fruits, narcissus…
New at luckyscent: Serge Lutens Fumerie Turque, Ebba Miss Marisa Zest, Hilde Soliani Saaliiisssiimo, L'Artisan L'Eau du Navigateur.
New at macys: Givenchy Play & Play Intense.
Deal at parfum1: take 25% off with coupon code AUGUST25NPE, good through 8/2.
Deal at scentiments: take 10% off clearance and 5% off everything else with coupon code SCJUL45, expiration date unknown.
Deal at shopmiomia: remaining stock of Histoires de Parfums in old packaging (1804 George Sand, 1826 Eugenie de Motijo original formula, 1873 Colette original formula, 1876 Mata Hari original formula, Vert Pivoine, Blanc Violette & Noir Patchouli) marked down to $35 each, plus purchase 4 or more bottles and get 1 (assorted) free; email info@shopmiomia.com to order.
Christian Dior will launch Fahrenheit Absolute, a darker, “more intense” version of 1988’s Fahrenheit fragrance for men, this August (and see also: 2007’s Fahrenheit 32).
The fragrance notes include violet, myrrh, incense and oud…
Ever wonder why it costs so much to launch a new fragrance? Here's one clue: watch as Dior takes a group of journalists on a 3 day trip to Pondicherry to launch Dior Escale à Pondichéry. It's about 7 minutes long; if all you want is information on the fragrance, skip to about the 4 minute mark, when François Demachy, Director of Olfactory Development at Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, starts to talk about the scent itself. Many thanks to Kevin for the tip!
Update: the video has been removed from YouTube, sorry!